The documentary mainly focuses on three areas of beneficial U.S. intervention: firstly, in the Balkan Wars of the ’90s and the failed European intervention there; then, on the Middle East and the U.S. policies to help defend Israel and respond to Iraq in the first Gulf War; and, finally, in the U.S. intervention and continued support of specific nations in Asia (Taiwan, Japan, South Korea) that might be overrun without our aid.
Once it becomes clear that this film doesn’t intend to provide a balanced account of anything, but rather a defense of U.S. actions, it’s much more enjoyable.
Grade: B-
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